Unless otherwise stated, all images, content and recipes are original and are the sole property of Mary Foreman, DeepSouthDish.com. No photographs or other content may be used without prior written consent.

Privacy Disclosure

Any personal information you provide (e.g., name, email address, etc) will never be released to any entities outside Deep South Dish. As with most websites and blogs across the Internet, third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to websites.

Affiliate Disclaimer

Deep South Dish is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products at amazon.com. Your support is greatly appreciated - Thank You!

Food, family and memories are as intertwined in the South as if woven on the same thread. At any function we attend, from a party to a wedding to a funeral, we are as likely to talk as much about the food that was there, as we are about why we are gathered. ~Mary Foreman

I'm your cook, not your doctor. ~PAULA DEEN

I found out what the secret to life is: friends. Best friends. ~Ninny Threadgoode

"Wow, would love to have a copy of this to share with my 13 year old daughter. She has taken an interest in cooking and is eager to try a lot of different things. Including things I don't usually cook."

Susan, please drop an email to me at mary@deepsouthdish.com before midnight Monday, October 8, 2012, and provide me with your name and mailing address information so I can get this wonderful book out to you as soon as possible!

Thanks y'all for checking out my review and for participating in the giveaway. If anyone would like to purchase a copy for yourself, or as a gift, please look for Home Cooking Basics your local bookstores, or you may also purchase it from online sources, including right here at Amazon.

--------------

So much about blogging about our southern recipes is about memories associated with the great cooks who came before us, but let's face it. Not everybody had the privilege of standing on a step stool in their grandmother's kitchen. Some of us may even have had mothers who were full time career women with little time for home cooking, or who may not have even liked to cook. Enter Southern Living's brand new book, Home Cooking Basics: A complete illustrated guide to Southern cooking - good food made simple.

Touted as a Southern style Joy of Cooking, this illustrated Southern cooking bible, shows, step-by-step, how to make some of the greatest Southern dishes. It’s approachable, comprehensive, and thoroughly covers many cooking techniques, going beyond-the-basics, plus for the more seasoned cooks out there, it comes with more than 200 reliable Southern recipes, all thoroughly tested by Southern Living.

Just in time for holiday gift-giving this cooking bible starts from the beginning with a chapter titled "The Setup," outlining the tools and equipment any cook should have that will help to make cooking more of a joyful experience, rather than a chore. This chapter covers everything from cookware, to bakeware, to knives, and small appliances, table and even barware for entertaining.

From there the book moves into "The Ingredients" chapter with tips on purchasing, using and storing things like spices, sugars, salts, vinegars, fats and oils, rice and grains, corn and corn products, nuts and seeds, beans, cheeses, herbs, greens, and a wide variety of both warm and cool season vegetables and fruit, as well as fish, poultry and meats.

Once you have the equipment you need and you've learned how to keep a well-stocked pantry, "The Prep" chapter carries you through a rich, step-by-step compendium of fundamental techniques on how to prepare those ingredients. Beginning with steps on how to master basic food cuts, to other essentials from how to cut up a whole chicken, seed a cucumber, beat egg whites, prepare a mango, how to grind meat, and much more.

The next chapter covers "The Methods" of Southern cooking, where you'll find sub-chapters and the beginning of step by step recipes, showing you everything from how to make and assemble typical no cook recipes to how to bake, broil, braise fry, grill, roast saute, and steam foods. Each method of cooking provides both how-to steps, along with several recipes using that specific method. You'll learn things like how to master frying and then be able to apply the skill to recipes that are included, like Mama's Fried Chicken or Classic Fried Catfish.

You'll learn things like how to master frying and then be able to apply the skill to recipes that are included, like Mama's Fried Chicken.

Peppered throughout the book, there are sidebar "fix it" blocks giving some solutions to typical cooking problems that are sometimes associated with certain recipes or methods, along with "kitchen secrets" and "fake it" helpful tips, tricks and substitutes. In the back, you'll find a list of menus for all occasions, handy substitutions, charts for high altitude adjustments, a fresh produce & herb primer, arranged by season and a metric equivalent chart. Some Southern foodlore is also included, covering the history behind some of our favorite classics, like New Year's Day Hoppin' John and the origins of Southern food traditions like a Pig Pickin'. Two indexes are included, one by subject matter the other, a recipe index.

Home Cooking Basics truly is cooking demystified and I just can't say enough about this book! If you've never really been comfortable with your kitchen skills, this book will help to transform you from novice to pro in no time and with beautiful photography throughout, there is plenty of eye candy for those of you who are highly visual cooks. With the holidays coming up, it is truly the perfect gift for that newly married couple, recent college graduate, or that family member or friend who really wants to learn more about cooking, but doesn't know where to start.

Include this cookbook with a basket of shelf stable ingredients from one of the recipes and a few of the tools from the chapter on set up, or a treasured appliance such as a coveted stand mixer, and you're got a gift that is sure to light up their eyes.

The publisher has agreed to provide ONE additional copy for me to give to one lucky Deep South Dish reader free! Simply comment below to enter - thanks for reading and good luck!

The Rules: To enter, leave a comment on this post, but if you post anonymous, please leave a first name and last initial to identify yourself. This giveaway closes on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at midnight CST. One winner will be selected at random from the comments and will be announced on the site at this post on Thursday. You will have 48 hours to respond to claim the cookbook. Giveaway open to U.S. residents only please.

Material Disclosure: Unless otherwise noted, you should assume that post links to the providers of goods and services mentioned, establish an affiliate relationship and/or other material connection and that I may be compensated when you purchase from a provider. You are never under any obligation to purchase anything when using my recipes and you should always perform due diligence before buying goods or services from anyone via the Internet or offline.

I love southern living cookbooks and I lovee the sound of those orange rolls!! Mmmmmmmmmm! That's worth the price of the cookbooks to me :) Thanks for a chance to win and thank you so much for an awesome blog and your generosity!

Congratulations on a wonderful blog! I live in Northern Illinois, 1/4 mile from the Wisconsin border. In January, I take over operations of a marina on The Gulf Coast of Mississippi. This book would be perfect for me as I learn the art of Southern cooking!

I love the Southern Living Cook Books. I have a Christmas holiday one and a basic one, and I use them quite a bit. I would love to add this to my collection! You are so sweet to purchase one to give-away!

I love the quote below about being from the south! I am certainly one lucky gal to live in Texas! Southern Living was one of my favorite magazines when I was growing up. I loved to try some of the more decadent cakes. Sadly enough, they never looked like the magazine picture.:(

Suzan McCarrollI would love to add this book to my collection. I know that regardless of how accomplished you are as a cook the basics are always something that is needed. Whether you are taught easier ways of preparing something or a new technique that has eluded you in that past. Thanks for the opportunity. God Bless Suzan

Unfortunately, I did not care anything about cooking while my Southern grandmother was able to teach me anything about it. I have learned TONS of valuable info from your website, but I know there is still a lot for me to learn!

I have grandchildren that I want to teach to cook - SOUTHERN!!! Hopefully I can instill in them courage to stretch themselves in all areas and NOT sit in front of video games all day. I enjoy reading cookbooks as much as trying new recipes and I hope to encourage their reading in this way too. Thanks for all you do!

I would love to have a copy of this book as I did have a work outside of the home Mom who was from the North but I grew up in Texas and love SOUTHERN COOKING!!! Would like to learn all the basics and I love your site and try to cook something from it at least once a week!! Thanks!!!!

I have five grandchildren, none of whom ever knew my Mother. Cooking is the only way that I can connect them to the most influential and wonderful woman in my life. I know a lot of recipes in this great book are similar to my Mom's who grew up in South Carolina. I would love to have a copy to share with my grandchildren.

Sara F. here - you'll know me from facebook, most likely. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE this cookbook! My mother and grandmother were fabulous cooks but I didn't pick up a lot of things from them. Thanks for this giveaway, Mary!

I have my mom's copy of the Joy of Cooking and as much as I love it, I love the idea of the same kind of cookbook but with a Southern twist. Where else could you learn how to make Hot Pepper Vinegar Sauce? I learned from my mother, but as another comment said, very few people are passing down the art of cooking. I also love the chapter on choosing ingredients. I always feel so inept!

Southern Living is such an amazing magazine, it exemplifies the lifestyle of southerners. I have tons of their magazines that I periodically go through and two of their best of cookbooks. This one looks to be among the best! Thank you so much for thinking of us, your fans!

Wow, this book looks amazing! My mom didn't do real home cooking growing up so I had to learn how to cook on my own. I'm still learning things, especially about southern cooking. My granny, born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, has been cooking since she was 3 and still cooks for everyone so I feel like cooking southern cuisine is part of my heritage, getting back to my roots. I am hoping to win a copy of this book!

I grew up with a mom who was an amazing cook. She was so good I never learned myself. When I got married I taught myself to cook. I of course called my mom often for help. This cookbook looks amazing. Thanks!

I LOVE Southern Cooking, Deep South Dish and Paula Deen. I'm a horrible cook without intruction manuals so I try to get my hands on any book I can, especially those involving Southern Foods and Cooking--A taste of home in a baren wasteland. I grew up in the south and I miss it. So I bring "a taste of home" where ever I am. Keep it coming!

I have always loved to cook I didn't learn to cook with southern hospitality until I married at the age of 17. My mother-in-law taught me everything a southern lady needed to know to love and care for family and friends. I'll forever be grateful to her love and teaching . . . I've passed them on to my girls as will they to theirs.

LOVE LOVE LOVE anything Southern Living!! I read cookbooks like a book..take them up to bed with me at night..and indulge myself in the cooking world..Thanks for the chance to win it..I am in it-to win it! hathanks again!robink

I have loved this magazine for years. I have a large collection of cookooks. I read them, dream about cooking meals and use them for many everyday meals, so much so that I sometimes go for months without cooking the same thing. I would love this book! Yes, please. Regena in TN.

Also I was looking at some of the Christmas special - Southern Living books. But I can't take a look inside them on any of the sites. I was wondering if you had looked at them all & could give me an opinion on which one is the best (I can only afford 1)The options are.1. the big book of Xmas - cooking, decorating, entertaining, giving2. Southern Living Big Book of Christmas Baking3. Southern Living Christmas Cookbook: All-New Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Guide4. Christmas in the Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking for the Holidays5. Southern Living Cooking for Christmas: Favorite Holiday Recipes to Share with Family and Friends6. Christmas with Southern Living 2012: Savor * Entertain * Decorate * Share7. Christmas with Southern Living 2011: Savor * Entertain * Decorate * Share8. Christmas with Southern Living 2010: Great Recipes * Easy Entertaining * Festive Decorations * Gift Ideas

There are about 25 options and I've just narrowed it down to these 8 on the basic information provided. But if you feel any other is a better option, please let me know.

I'll understand if you can't really choose for me, but any information/insight you can provide would be very welcome.

I grew up having my mother teaching me to cook and to bake Italian and Hungarian pastries. I was always in the kitchen with her. ...I would just love this cookbook....thanks for the giveaway...ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.

Thanks for the visit, always fun to meet new bloggers. My grandmother was one who did not want anyone in the kitchen with her when she was cooking; too bad too...she was a wonderful cook. I did learn somethings from Mom, though she and I cook very differently. She was much more meat and potatoes then I tend to be.

my daughter is graduating from college and getting married this year. What a great start to her new life this would make! I still use my Southern Living cookbook I received as a wedding gift so many years ago!

Love Recipes , Old Recipes especially and of course Deep south recipes ......so of course * Deep South Gonna Do It Again * Oh YEA !!! Now , I can pass some traditional good southern recipes to my daughter and her's to her's and our Deep Southern Recipe tradition will continue on for generation's !!! :) It's a family Tradition !! :) Sherry D

I soooo want this cookbook. Made your pork roast in the crock pot this weekend and it was fabulous. Everything I make from this site is awesome. Thank you so much for all your recipes!!!! Heaven help me if we loose internet service.

I love Southern Living cookbooks. I glanced through this when I was at Barnes and Noble the other day. My cart and wish list on Amazon is full of cookbooks so it would be really nice to win one. Thanks for the opportunity.Tina K.tmk22911@gmail.com

Oh, my! I think I might need this cookbook! As a mother of two step angels, six of my own angels and a fresh grandangel, I spend most of my time in the kitchen. There's always a stool or crate pulled up for someone to help. We could have so much fun with this and it could help me remember to teach my kids and grandkid little things that have become instinctual to me.

This book looks fantastic! I need 2 of theses, one for me and one for daughter. If I win I will give to her and buy mine. She just got married and has fully stocked kitchen but still needs help now and then on the basic stuff.

Hey Y’all! Welcome to some good ole, down home southern cooking. Pull up a chair, grab some iced tea, and 'sit a bit' as we say down south. If this is your first time visiting Deep South Dish, you can sign up for FREE updates via EMAIL or RSS feed, or you can catch up with us on Facebook and Twitter too!

You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients. ~Julia Child

The classic southern plate for supper is made up of meat and three, cornbread or rolls & a tall glass of sweet iced tea.

Oftentimes what makes a recipe southern, is as much a state of mind as it is a matter of geography - Southerners simply decide a particular food is southern, and that's that." ~Rick McDaniel, Food Historian

Quantcast

Material Disclosure: This site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program,
an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Unless otherwise noted, you should assume that post links to the providers of goods and services mentioned, establish an affiliate relationship and/or other material connection and that I may be compensated when you purchase from the provider. You are never under any obligation to purchase anything when using my recipes and you should always perform due diligence before buying goods or services from anyone via the Internet or offline.

DISCLAIMER: This is a recipe site intended for entertainment. By using this site and these recipes you agree that you do so at your own risk, that you are completely responsible for any liability associated with the use of any recipes obtained from this site, and that you fully and completely release Mary Foreman and Deep South Dish LLC and all parties associated with either entity, from any liability whatsoever from your use of this site and these recipes.

ALL CONTENT PROTECTED UNDER THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT. CONTENT THEFT, EITHER PRINT OR ELECTRONIC, IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE. Recipes may be printed ONLY for personal use and may not be transmitted, distributed, reposted, or published elsewhere, in print or by any electronic means. Seek explicit permission before using any content on this site, including partial excerpts, all of which require attribution linking back to specific posts on this site. I have, and will continue to act, on all violations.